Sacred Architecture

THVRSDAY EDITION

Beautiful After Picture of a Properly Placed Altar (Credit: Liturgical Arts Journal)

Before & After: Holy Comforter Church, Charlottesville, Virginia

. . .here is another ‘before & after’ coming this time from Holy Comforter in Charlottesville, Virginia, executed by Erik Bootsma Architecture.  Holy Comforter’s previous sanctuary arrangement would look odd to anyone who was not familiar with the underlying theology which informed it (& even then it might still look odd). . .

Live Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – Adorecast
CNN Host Shocked Americans are Pro-Life on Abortion – Brad Wilmouth, Life News



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VVEDNESDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

Before & After at St. Mark’s in Peoria, Illinois, America (Credit: Liturgical Arts Journal)

Before & After: St. Mark’s in Peoria, Illinois

. . .this particular renovation took place at St Mark’s Catholic Church in Peoria, Illinois & was the first full-scale church renovation done by Murals by Jericho (MBJ, an Architectural & Arts Business Apostolate); one that, by all accounts, was a smashing success. . .


Christianity & the Radical Transformation of Culture – Paul Krause, Crisis Magazine
Honolulu Bishop Appeals for Prayers as Volcano Erupts – Joan Frawley Desmond, NCRg
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THVRSDAY CATHOLICA EDITION

Should a Seminary Headline a Homosexualist Activist as a Speaker?

via Fr. Z’s Blog

Shooting the Orthodox Catholic Messenger – Fr. Timothy V. Vaverek, The Catholic Thing
‘Same-sex Marriage’ & ‘Same-sex Unions’ Not the Same Things. . . – EPeters J.C.D. J.D., CWR
“A Jesuit Commenting on Liturgy is Like. . .” – Fr. Z’s Blog
5 Eastern Rite Catholic Churches to Visit on the West Coast – Jim Graves, Natl Cthlc Register
Belgian Monks to Pope: Nah, We’re Gonna Keep Killing People – Matthew Archbold, NC Rgstr
What the Bishops say about Politics Matters – and Here’s Why – CNA via The CWR
How to Find the Right Words for Your Next Fundraiser – Brice Sokolowski, Cthlc Fundraiser
On Giving Catholic Books Away – Clifford Staples, Crisis Magazine
“I’ll See You in Heaven”: Cancer-Stricken Mother Dies after Giving Birth – Kth. Schiffer, NCRg
A Cat Family and the Surprises of God’s Love – Alita Maria Cobel Ngo, Catholic Stand
Pope Francis Meets Liberated Salesian Father Tom Uzhunnalil – Edward Pentin, NC Register
Luther, Calvin Opposed Contraception & Fewer Children is Better” Thinking – Armstrong, Rg
Which Marian Hymn Do I Sing After Night Prayer? – Chloe Langr, epicPew
Bergoglian Council of Cardinals: More Youth, Women Needed in Roman Curia – CNA via CWR
Forgiveness: 24th Sun. in Ordinary Time Readings Explained – John Bergsma Ph.D., TSP
Pope Francis Reminds Us that the Church Calls Us Always to Care for the Human Person – OSV

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THURSDAY EDITION

St Anns Charlotte North Carolina Traditional Latin Mass Sacred ArchitectureAfter Jumping Through Many Hoops and Finally Reintroducing the Traditional Latin Mass, Springtime for St. Ann’s Church, Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.A.

by Zachary Levering

of Regina Magazine

What It’s Like to be a Hermit – Fr. Paulinus Redmond, Catholic Compass
Among the Huddled Masses – Erin Cain, Ignitum Today
Abp. Gomez Assisted Suicide in California: The Beginning of Tyranny – The Dispatch
Cardinal Sarah and Archbishop Cupich: Going in Different Directions – Augustinus, Rorate Cæli
Looking at the Dangers of ’Sharenting’ from Parents (on Social Media) – Emily Stimpson, OSV
Report: To Divorce-Proof Yourself, Don’t Have Premarital Sex – Joy Pullman, The Federalist
Nancy Pelosi: Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ Is Perfectly “Consistent” with Catholic Faith – Fr. Z’s Blog
Should a Catholic School Have a Transgender Teacher? – Marcia Segelstein, Natl Cth Register
Gender Ideology: Subversion of the Social Order – Jeffrey A. Mirus Ph.D., Catholic Culture
Pope Details Steps to Remove ‘Negligent’ Bishops – Austen Ivereigh, OSV Newsweekly
Keep Your Identity Politics Away From Captain America – Brandon Morse, The Federalist
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